Means for hanging wall board



June 10, 1930. H. R. SHANKS MEANS FOR HANGING WALL BOARD Filed April 18, 1929 H INVENTOR. E. Gian/Ks;

Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY n. SHANKS, or DALLAS, .TEXAS MEAN$ non HANGING WALL BOARD Application filed April 18, 1929. Serial No. 356,229,

This invention relates to new and useful 4 a strip of metal webbing or mesh wire cloth. improvements in means for hanging wall Next the webbing is a clamp 5. The plaster boards in plastering. is indicated at 6.

The present invention has special relation The wire cloth 4 consists of an elongated to an application for patent filed in the strip with a central groove? having marginal 55 United State Patent Office of even date hereflanges 8 so that the walls of the groove seat with for a furring system, the two inventions between the adjacent side edges of the wall when combined producing a complete furring board'2, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. At method and means for hanging wall board. suitable and necessary points there is pro- 10 In the former application for patent revided a channeled or grooved clamp 5. l 50 ferred to, the primary object was to describe The nail or attaching element forming the the means and method for assembling the subject matter of this invention is shown in wall boards together. The means for attach- Figure 5, a modified form being illustrated in ing the boards to the studding was included Figure 6.

in said application in order to clarify the in This nail 9 has a sheath, shell or cover- 5 vention, the attaching means forming a sepaing 10 of steel. The object of this covering rate invention. is to prevent the upper end of the nail from The primary object of this invention is to being embedded in the plaster. It will be provide a means for attaching wall board to observed that the lower end of the nail is a studding or wall structure and to improve driven into the studding and is rigid at this 70 the attaching means, as will be hereinafter point, also that the boards 2 are spaced described and claimed. about one-eighth of an inch from the stud- In the drawings annexed hereto, ding. The space 11 prevents the studding Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view of from coming in contact with the boards a studding, wall board, plaster and nail, illusshould any contraction, expansion or shrink- 75 trating an embodiment of the present invenage occur in the woodwork. It will also be tion, the view being taken on line 11 of apparent that the outer end of the nail Figure 2, when afiixed to the studding and covered Figure 2 is a fragmentary face view of a with the sheath 1O permits the boards and section of wall constructed in accordance with plaster to move slightly should any expan- 80 the invention, plaster broken away, sion, contraction or shrinkage occur in the Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 1 and boards. The entire weight of the boards, illustrating a modified form of nail or elecloth and clamps is suspendedon the nails. ment for holding the wall board to a stud- Therefore any sagging or movement of the ding, the view taken on line 33 of Figure 4:, plastered wall will be taken care of with- 35 Figure t is a fragmentary face view of 21 out cracking of the plaster. section of wall constructed in accordance with The nail or element 9 with its cover 10 the modification, plaster partly removed to also prevents injury to the wire cloth, as in show construction, forcing the nail into the studding, the end 12 40 Figure 5 is aview of anail or fastening eleof the sheath causes the nail and sheath to ment, the upper part in vertical section, stop when the head of the sheath is even with Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a the top of the clamp 5. The sheath being modified form of nail or fastening element, of steel will spring outward after being Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of Figure struck by a hammer and remain in spaced 45 5, on line 77 thereof, and, a relation to the nail.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a stapl In Figure 6 is shown a modified form of used in connection with the modified form of nail to be used in connection with a staple. element shown in Figure 6. Figures 3 and 4 illustrates the staple, which Proceeding in accordance with the drawincludes the prongs 14 and spurs 15. 50 ings, 1 denotes a studding, 2 a wall board and The prongs are forced into the groove of the clamp and cloth and the spurs are sunk under the wire cloth, thus holding the top of the staple over the nail. This provides a cover to prevent mortar from setting around the head of the nail.

In this form of construction the nail is enlarged at 10 and is of one piece and when the staple is in place the nail can move to take care of expansion since it is not bound by the mortar.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the particular disclosure, as it may be altered and changed such changes or alterations to come within the scope and meaning of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is:

1. Means for fastening wall board to a studding or support comprising an elongated element and a hollow sheath, one end of the element being pointed to penetrate the studding and the opposite end of the element being covered with the sheath, the sheath spaced around the element, one end of the sheath providing a stop to limit the inner movement of the element in the studding.

2. Means in combination with a grooved metallic member and clamp for suspending wall board from a studding or support in forming a plastered wall; said means consisting of an elongated pointed element encased partly in a hollow resilient covering, one end of the covering providing a stop to limit the inner movement of the element in the studding; said hollow element permitting the wall board to move when expansion, contraction or shrinkage occurs to prevent breaking or dislodgment of the plaster.

3. Means as claimed in claim 2 in combination with a grooved wire cloth strip and grooved clamp and wall board to suspend the wall board from a studding, comprising a nail with a hollow casing over its upper portion, the lower end of the casing providing a stop to limit the inner movement of the nail when driving the nail into the stud ding and strip and clamp grooves; and means for covering and locking the head of the casing when the nail is driven in.

. In testimony whereof I affix mv signature.

HENRY R. s'HANKs. 

